IT Strategy
The last year has seen unprecedented changes in the business environment. Business strategies have needed to adapt rapidly to ensure survival and take advantage of emerging opportunities. IT strategy needs not only to keep pace with these changes but to contribute to strategic change in its own right. Other reasons that our clients seek our assistance with an IT strategy include:
- Mergers or acquisitions are planned or have occurred
- The business and IT functions have different perspectives on the best way forwards
- Targets for cost saving have been given to the IT function, the possible approaches and impacts need to be set out by an independent party
The objective is simply to develop cornerstone documents to support the strategic direction of the IT function for the duration of the planning horizon. It is not to sell a large project or persuade our clients to adopt a particular technology or service offering. Not all of our competitors can say this without shifting uncomfortably in their seats.
We only hire bright, seasoned, knowledgeable IT consultants who can help you to develop strategies quickly. We are not beholden to any product or service companies. DMW has a wealth of experience of developing and helping to implement IT strategy for small and large organisations.
We don’t patronise, threaten or bewilder our clients. This is one of the reasons why most of our work is gained through referral.
What we do:
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IT Strategy Planning.
Defining overall strategic IT direction based on current and future business drivers and priorities to produce achievable roadmaps with defined objectives and benefits, realistic resource estimates and timescales.
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IT Portfolio Management.
Aligning existing programmes and projects to the strategic direction through a process that includes analysis of business cases, stakeholder commitment, timescales and strategic fit.
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IT Organisation and Governance.
Developing and implementing comprehensive approaches to IT governance and organisation structure.